8th annual

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 

August 5 - 7,  2005

One of the favorite vacation locations on the Atlantic Ocean. Whether you come to golf, play tennis, relax on the beach or hit the water- there are plenty of activities for everyone after the seminars are completed each day. We have selected the Wyndham Resort because of its location on the beach, within easy reach of all that Myrtle Beach has to offer.

Accommodations

Call 1-800-487-5650 for rooms at the group rate

• Cancellations:  One night penalty within 7 days of your scheduled arrival. Penalty for early departures
• Directions: The resort is located at 10,000 Beach Club Drive in North Myrtle Beach 803-449-5000   
• Check-in:  4.00pm    Check-out:  12.00 noon         

Book early as this hotel always sells out over the summer!

The seminars

How I manage common 

canine & feline gastro-intestinal problems 

with

David Twedt  D.V.M.

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 

Professor of Medicine

Colorado State University

&

Howard Seim III  D.V.M.. 

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons 

Professor of Surgery

 

This course will update you on the recent diagnostic and therapeutic breakthroughs for the most common canine and feline gastro-intestinal problems using a combination of didactic and case-based teaching.

Dr. David Twedt is one of the worlds leading authorities on gastrointestinal diseases. His expertise also involves both endoscopic and laproscopic diagnostic techniques.

Dr. Howard Seim travels the world lecturing on practical surgical techniques that he has video taped at CSU. His use of these tapes has revolutionized the presentation and understanding of common surgical techniques! 

Both speakers have presented many practical, clinically oriented seminars to veterinarians in the U.S. and internationally, and have received rave reviews from participants at their previous IVS seminars.

 

Feeding tubes and feeding

    Esophagostomy & PEG tubes- you can place them!

    Indications for use

    Videos on how to do each procedure

    Practical nutritional support

Esophageal disorders

    Regurgitation-diagnostic considerations

    Megaesophagus

    Esophagitis

    Gastro-esophageal reflux

    Esophageal foreign bodies

    Hiatal hernias

Gastric disease

    Clinical approach to vomiting- determining the cause– it’s not always easy!

    Chronic gastric disease

    Gastric ulceration

    Helicobacter-diagnosis & therapy

    Gastric motility disorders-clinical tests & therapy-

    GI dilemmas- which antiemetic? which antacid ?

 

   Pancreatitis- more common than you thought! - what’s new in the diagnosis and     management of this disease

Clinical approach to diarrhea

    Diagnostic steps

    Giardiasis

    Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

    Inflammatory bowel disease

    Idiopathic villous atrophy

    Bacterial overgrowth

    Lymphangectasia

    Clostridium Perfringens

    Clinical approach to treatment

    Trial therapies

Chronic Colitis

    Diagnostic approach

    Fecal smears

    Fecal cytology

    Fecal cultures

    Clinical approach to treatment

New drugs for the GI tract

    What is available & what is coming?

Elevated liver enzymes - what now?

Yellow cats-where to start?

Endoscopy & laparoscopy

  Indications for use

   Gain a new understanding of what these techniques can offer & their limitations

Megacolon

    Medical management

   What about cisapride?

   Practical surgical management

Surgery on the stomach & pylorus
    Gastric dilatation/volvulus

    Practical peri-operative management

    Practical methods for gastropexy

Common GI surgery

    Biopsy techniques

    Practical & fast methods for intestinal closure

    Linear foreign bodies

    Intussusceptions-practical management

 

Surgery seminars include big screen video demos - You will enjoy this format!

 

Seminar schedule:

Registration

Registration fee: (16 South Carolina accredited CE hours. Also American Association of Veterinary State Boards RACE approved for 16 CE hrs.- Accepted in most states including NC, VA, GA, MD & FL)

	Earlybird by by June 16      US$525.00
	Advanced by July 12            US$545.00
	Regular after July 12            US$565.00

CE credits

IVS is an AAVSB RACE approved provider of Continuing Education.

This program meets the requirements for 16 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB's RACE approval: however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call IVS at 800-487-5650 for further information.